Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-01
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. SHRIEKING AND CRYING. Mrs. Druse Dies On The
 GaIIoWs. CONGRESS HARD AT WORK. The House Sits Till After
 Midnight. AWElII enEMES ATAWREGK
CONGRESS- HARD AT WORK.
AWFUL SCENES AT A WRECK. Another COlOred Man
 Named For Recorder,
MRS. DRUSE HANGED.

MRS. DRUSE HANGED.
 Moaning and shrIek1ns When the
 Trap iS SprunG-She Makes Full
 Confession of Her Crime in Which
 She Admits Killing Her Husband.
 HERKIMER, Feb. 2S.-After night of un- rest broken by hysteria and sleeplessness Mrs. Druse declined to eat breakfast, taking 8 stimulant instead The crowd in the vii. lage increased with every train, and stood out in the cold streets watching the jail and the officials they passed in and out. At 11:30 8. m. the sheriff's jury were ordered into the jail yard, while Sheriff Cook, Under Sheriff Rice and the deputies and physicians proceeded to Mrs. Druses cell. When they reached there Mrs. Druse sat weeping and holding her daughter Mary's bouquet in her hands and wearing some of her flowers about her breast. Mrs. Druse's pulse was 80 at 1:42. Just before the march to the gallows began it was 90. To those who offered to assist her in rising Dr. Powell said: 'sShe will bear herself well and not need any assist ance.' Sheriff Cook and Under Sheriff Rice led the procession, followed by Rev. Dr. Pow OlI anu VuISs DIusc AuO CAo HuJ 5LClduS duC deputies in order. Mrs. Druse was dressed in black cashmere, with lace edging on the neck and sleeves She wore a small shawl over her shoulders. At II :42 Mrs. Druse and Dr. Powell knelt on the floor of the soaffold under the rope. Mrs. Druse held her daughters bouquet in her hand and closed her eyes while Dr. Powell offered O he oGa1 he lo5 anything to say, when she referred to Dr. Powell, who thanked all those wko had been kind to her, and implored all of her enemies to forgive her as she forgave all Deputy Ballou adjusted the moose under Mrs. Druses ear and pulled the cap over her face. Mrs. Druse cried, moaned and finally shrieked so loud that her voice was heard in the street. The deputy sprung the trap; the 21 3pound weight dropped at 11:48 a. m., and the wo- mans body was lifted about three feet above the floor. She died almost without strug- gle.
 Mrs Druse made confession to Dr. Powell which she made him promise to keep secret till after she was gone. She said:
 must take you back before the a murder de "a and tell ba she spposed to he nfmse n Tefer ence to the killing of Druse. It was about Decem- be usually wss part of the came in and asked me if I was alone. George and Frank were out riding down hi,l Mary was up stairs. Gates then asked me if did not want to get rid of Druse. I told him nearly dead now, and did not care what hap ppened He asked me if and told him So I went and got it and the barrels and he put in some more cartridges and gave it back to me He He wanted 10 know if! could did po off for the cartridge good in another and he said: wei you know how to do it thng s Happens y5u can depend on me to hep yo9 With that he went away. He came again December hurry 1 npsto take the first chance got He said ea9s a9s tTans the Read ea wheat at the same time and save any suspicion. The next morning saw him coming up the road just as Dru sat down to breakfast. This was just after he had raised the ax to strike me and ran in the buttry. got the pistol and came out. He was sit sugar aed the pistoi and shot hit him in the neck and only stunned him. Gates floor Gates then shot again. only shot once; Gates shot three or four times. .! took the and was wrapped in paper and carried out to the wood shed. It was put in a lot of buckwheat. The body That was not true about fee ding it to the hegs It was all burned and then boiled. Gates came that grasped my hand and said had done nobly. He said he would come for the buckwheat in the nOTulnS, WHICH uo ulu 11e LOOk DTuSe ucdO WILL him. It was buried one mile from Richfeld Springs, where could find it if chose. It could ound @ h lies wh sss and tkng and es9 if R" s he Only is Knows san anything about it. There was another man man with Gates when he got the huckwheat and it to burn the body, and it made an awful smell I nearly tainted several times. Georgie and Frank see much though. I sent them down to the wood lot and had them carry shingles killed Druse be- brute and had not slept with him in twelve years That is all can tell. Gates put up Frank to tell get his reward @ time Now you e must nc not tell anyone this until am gone, and not let it get into any paper until after 1s o'clock to a morrow d don't it is all right You can say too, that on my dying % @ a e up % & fo the a all Ehe @ so tSa SS59sy ytn are could cover with shame, but die in peace with
 Mrs. Druse this morning made an affidavit entirely exonerating her daugh- ter Mary of any part in the crime. An appeal will at once be made to the Governor on behalf of the daughter. If it should transpire that new evidence tending to con- firm the affidavit be found the Governor will probably allow the case to be reopened. This forenoon Mrs. Druse wrote letter-her last ito MT. Luce, her counsel. The writing in dicates considerable nervousness, but the
  ible. This is the letter:
 MT. Luce-Kindly accept my sincere thanks for services in my behalf is the last request of
 MRs RoxALANA DRUsE.
 This letter goes to show that the woman had keen sense of gratitude as it was en- tirely unsolicited. MT. Luce said 6 few months ago that Mrs. Druse was not half so bad as she has been painted and thas wo man who now holds her hands up in horror at the mere mention of Mrs. Druse's name would have committed the deed under simi- lar circumstances. However unjust MT. Luce may have considered the death sen tence, he thought that imprisonment for life would have done Mrs. Druse injustice. The community at large seem to feel that great load has been lifted from their m inds ard a very large majority consider that she has met well deserved fate.
 At about 10:30 o'clock this morning the Thirty first Separate company of Ilion, Cap tain Budlong commanding, were stationed outside the jail, which is immediately oppo- site the court house and were given orders not to admit anyone within the lines without orders. County court was held here to day. Judge Smith arriving at the court house the sentry attempted to stop him, but the judge was quick and got through after several other persons had been stopped. The judge sent for Captain Budlong and commanded him not to interfere with the ingress or egrsss of persons having business with the court. This was of course obeyed. The village has during the day worn holiday aspect. Before and after the dread sentence had been carried out knots of men stood at short intervals along Main street and the sole subject of their talk was invariably Mrs. Druse. As the hour for execution approached crowds wended their way toward the jail in the hopes of be- ing able to secure a crack in the jail fence, but they were always promptly and uncere monieqaly stopped by the sentries. After the unfortunate woman had passed out of the building never to return crowd of unfeeling wretches in the street amused themselves by yelling out Hang her, hang her, she de- serves it." But the pitiful object at which these brutal remarks were aimed if she heard them did not betray the fact either by word or motion as she stood tremblingly under the moose awaiting the leap into eternity. The prisoners in the jail too indulged in most unseemly conduct, their coarse talk and bois- terous laughter lily according with the sur roundings. The execution was most sue cessful one in every particular, not single hitch occurring and death resulting instant y.
 The affidavit which Mrs. Druse made in com pliance with request from her daughter